| 摘要 |
<p>A soil sampler (10) for taking soil samples at multiple locations around a vehicle is disclosed. The soil sampler (10) has a probe (82) for withdrawing soil samples from the ground. The probe (82) is suspended on a support structure or boom assembly (20) which can move the probe (82) to multiple withdrawal locations around a vehicle. The soil sampler (10) has a percussion-type vibrator (50) to aid in inserting the probe (82) into the ground. The vibrator assembly (50) operates automatically off a hydraulic line (144) used to lower the boom assembly (20), such that the vibrator (50) normally operates only when the probe (82) is encountering significant resistance to being pressed into the ground. The support structure (20) is raisable to allow an operator within the vehicle to collect multiple soil samples without leaving the vehicle.</p> |
